List of Famous people born in New York, United States of America

Arthur Tomassetti is a retired United States Marine Corps colonel, combat veteran, and test pilot who is notable for his work on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and F-35 Lightning II. During twenty-one years on the programs, he worked in key roles developing pilot interfaces, testing aircraft capabilities, fielding aircraft to operational units, and establishing the F-35 training organization that certifies US and international pilots and maintainers.

Richard Severin Fuld Jr. is an American banker best known as the final chairman and chief executive officer of major investment Bank Lehman Brothers. Fuld held this position from the firm's 1994 spinoff from American Express until 2008. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on September 15, 2008, and subsequently announced the sale of major operations to parties including Barclays Bank and Nomura Securities.

Gabriel Weston Kaplan is an American comedian, actor, and professional poker player. He played the eponymous teacher in the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. He later became a professional poker player and a commentator for the series High Stakes Poker on GSN.

Jay Goldberg is an American lawyer and author based in New York City. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, he is best known for his representation of high-profile clients and cases, including President Donald Trump throughout his divorces and several real estate transactions. Goldberg began his career in New York working for District Attorney Frank Hogan and was appointed acting United States Attorney for the Northwestern District of Indiana, by appointment of then Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

Jenji Leslie Kohan is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator of the Showtime comedy-drama series Weeds and the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. She has received nine Emmy Award nominations, winning one as supervising producer of the comedy series Tracey Takes On....

Kaitlin Persson Hopkins is an American actress, the daughter of actress Shirley Knight and stage producer/director Gene Persson.

Leanne Clency Lyons, better known by her stage name Lelee, is an American singer–songwriter and television personality. Lyons is the founding member of the American vocal trio Sisters With Voices (SWV).

Meg Elizabeth Donnelly is an American actress. She portrayed Ash in the Netflix comedy series Team Toon, Taylor Otto in the ABC sitcom American Housewife, and Addison in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies and its 2020 sequel, Zombies 2.

Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude is an American-Nigerian sports broadcaster. A native of New York City, Gold-Onwude played college basketball at Stanford and played on the Nigeria national team.

Kevin Coyle is an American football coach who is currently a senior analyst at LSU. Prior to that, he served as head coach of the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and also had a stint as the defensive backs coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).